Serum testosterone concentrations, testicular biometry, and testicular tone in wild male lowland tapirs (Tapirus terrestris) in the Pantanal and Cerrado biomes, Brazil

• Published in: Theriogenology Wild (Online) Vol. 1; p. 100005
• Main Authors: Brasil, Andreza V., Brandão, Felipe Z., Medici, Emília P., Silva, Alexandre R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 2022; Elsevier
• Subjects: adults; air; air temperature; animal age; animal reproduction; automation; biometry; blood serum; Brazil; cerrado; Hormone measurement; males; Megafauna; meteorological data; meteorology; Pantanal; Perissodactyla; radioimmunoassays; relative humidity; Reproduction; seasonal variation; Tapirus terrestris; testes; testosterone; Ungulate; Wildlife; wind speed; Pantanal; Brazil; Reproduction; Ungulate; Perissodactyla; Megafauna; Wildlife; Hormone measurement

This study aimed to contribute to the knowledge about the reproductive physiology of wild lowland tapirs (Tapirus terrestris) by describing the serum testosterone concentrations, testicular biometry, and testicular tone of individuals living in the Pantanal and Cerrado biomes of Brazil, and to check...